Trends and Costs of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Kidney Cancer in the US: A Population-based Study.

Objective: To analyze temporal trends and costs associated with the use of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for kidney cancer in the US over the past decade. To examine the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) on perioperative outcomes.

Methods: The PearlDiver Mariner, a national database of insurance billing records, was queried for this retrospective observational cohort analysis.